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Die Grünstein-Variante

8.0 105 mins Drama   1985
Director(s): Bernhard Wicki

The plot revolves around three men waiting to be deported in a prison. To escape the monotony, they form chess pieces from their bread rations, with which they then play against each other. Grünstein, a Polish Jew, proves to be a real talent, because although he is a beginner, he manages to defeat even the experienced player Lodeck, a German sailor, with his "Grünstein Variant".

Casts of Die Grünstein-Variante

Klaus Schwarzkopf

as Grieche

Fred Düren

as Grünstein

Rolf Hoppe

as Gefängnisdirektor

Jörg Gudzuhn

as Lodek

Arno Wyzniewski

as Kaminski

Rolf Ludwig

as Garstecki

Willi Schrade

as Wärter

Hubert Gleissner

as Wärter

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